![]() ![]() The Fender Bass was a revolutionary instrument for gigging musicians. ![]() History 1930s ĭesign patent issued to Leo Fender for the second-generation Precision Bass Like the double bass, the bass guitar is a transposing instrument, as it is notated in bass clef an octave higher than it sounds, to reduce the need for ledger lines in music written for the instrument, and simplify reading. As the electric alternative to a double bass (which is not a guitar), many manufacturers such as Fender list the instrument in the electric bass category rather than the guitar category. Common names for the instrument are "bass guitar", "electric bass guitar", and "electric bass" and some authors claim that they are historically accurate. A contraction of Double bass or Electric bass guitar." According to some authors the proper term is "electric bass". According to the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, an "Electric bass guitar a Guitar, usually with four heavy strings tuned E 1'–A 1'–D 2–G 2." It also defines bass as "Bass (iv). ![]()
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